Kenya’s economy grows by 5.8% in 3Q
NAIROBI: Kenya's economy grew by 5.8 percent in the third quarter of 2015, up from the 5.2 percent experienced in...
Indonesia expects inflation easing at about 3% this year
JAKARTA: Indonesia's consumer price index is expected to grow at a slower pace to around 3 percent this year, far...
Bulgaria Govt approves decision to shut down Svilengrad Customs office unit
SOFIA: The Bulgarian cabinet on Wednesday approved a decision to close down the Customs Agency unit of Svilengrad, days after...
Zimbabwe’s manufacturing sector falters in 2015
HARARE: Zimbabwe’s has a highly diversified industrial base and the broadly-based manufacturing sector produces in excess of 6 000 products...
Indian Customs seizes over 200 Chinese mobiles
SHILLONG: Customs officers from Headquarters’ Preventive Unit, Shillong seized smuggled Chinese origin mobile handsets numbering over 200 valued Rs. 2.14...
India’s DRI seizes 65kg ketamine worth Rs. 20.5 million
JAIPUR: Nearly 65 kilograms of ketamine, popularly known as the `date rape drug', was seized in a raid conducted by...
Krasnodar Krai Sea ports handle 53 bulk carriers
MOSCOW: Between December 19 and 29 this year, bulk terminals of Krasnodar Territory based sea ports loaded 1.032 million tonnes...
Mumbai Anti-Narcotics seized drugs worth Rs. 120 million in 2015
MUMBAI : On Wednesday, the Anti-Narcotics Cell of Mumbai Police revealed that it has seized drugs that value more than...
India Customs seizes gold worth Rs. 6 million
MUMBAI: The air intelligence unit (AIU) of the airport customs on Wednesday arrested a couple for smuggling gold worth Rs60.88...
Indian police arrest 60 wildlife smugglers in 3 months
KOLKATA: The arrest of two small-time turtle traders in North Kolkata in August has triggered a domino effect in what...
Turkey police arrest 11 in human smuggling operations
ANKARA: Police arrested 11 suspects including two foreigners on Wednesday in an operation against migrant smugglers in southwestern Turkey. Suspects...
Indian Customs nabs youth with smuggled gold
GOA: A 22-year-old youth from Kerala was today detained at the Goa airport for allegedly smuggling gold in the country...
Veitnam authorities fined two men for smuggling rosewood
TAY NINH: The southern Tay Ninh Province People's Committee yesterday fined two local men VND45 million (US$2,000) each for smuggling...
Nevada gaming revenue jumps by 7.76% to $944.3m in Nov
LAS VEGAS: Nevada gaming revenue rebounded in November, with the state and Strip recording just their second monthly increases in...
Circus World Museum revenue drops to $1.2 million
NEW YORK: The Baraboo News-Republic reported Monday that through November the Circus World Museum Foundation's operating revenue stood at $1.2...
Ethiopia imports 222,000 tons of grains to avoid supply shortage
ETHIOPIA: Ethiopia is importing 222,000 tons of grains to avoid supply shortage following the El Nino induced drought and to...
Nepal suffers loss of Rs 50bn revenue in first five months of fiscal
KATHMANDU: The government has failed to meet 31 per cent of its revenue collection target in the first five months...
PVC imports into Kazakhstan drop 24% in Jan-Nov 2015
MOSCOW: Imports of unmixed polyvinyl chloride (PVC) into Kazakhstan dropped to about 48,300 tonnes in January-November 2015, down 24% compared...
Macau gross gaming revenue falls by 35% in Jan-Nov
MACAU: Macau, once a successful gaming heaven, noted a sharp gross gaming revenue drop of 35.3% for the first 11...
ConocoPhillips, NuStar plan for first exports of U.S. crude in 40 Years
WASHINGTON: ConocoPhillips and NuStar Energy LP on Thursday plan to finish loading what will be the first tanker of freely...
